U-15 Boys Championship returns to CECAFA Zone

The Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) has confirmed that regional U-15 Boys Championship 2023 will be staged in Uganda.

Auka Gecheo, the Executive Director has said the CECAFA U-15 Championship will take place at the FUFA technical Center in Njeru from November 4-18th.

” We are excited that the youngsters will have yet another platform to engage at an International level and this will help them prepare ahead of the U-17 AFCON qualifiers to be staged next year, ” said Gecheo.

The CECAFA Zone last held an U-15 Boys Championship in Asmara, Eritrea in 2019 where Uganda stopped Kenya to emerge champions. Yussuf Mossi, the CECAFA Competitions Director has made it clear that only players aged between 11-15 will be eligible to play in the Championship in Uganda.

” All Member Association will also have to confirm participation by October 23rd, 2023, ” added the CECAFA Competitions Director.

After the U-15 CECAFA Boys Championship focus will turn to the CECAFA U-18 Boys Championship which will be held in the Kenyan town of Kisumu from November 25th to December 9th. The Pan African Schools CECAFA Zonal qualifiers will crown the 2023 season when it takes center stage December 10-15th in Nairobi.